IABC :: International Association of Business Communicators, Belgian Chapter


	Sam Rowe, President Sam Rowe is a communications consultant with 25 years' experience across a broad range of disciplines including corporate communications, media relations and issue management. She has sat on the board of the IABC Belgium chapter since 2002 and currently holds the role of president. Since 2004 she has had her own consultancy, Cutsforth Consulting, specialising in Brussels based communications and public affairs. Today her client based includes organisations operating in the areas of food and drink, social issues, telecoms and music. In addition she is an experienced media trainer and also lectures on the Communications MBA course at United Business Institutes. A British national, Sam has been in Brussels since 1997 and has held director positions in leading consultancies including Hill and Knowlton, Fleishman Hillard and Weber Shandwick. She was previously working in consultancy in London for agencies including Charles Barker, McCann and Euro-RSCG. Sam holds a BA in History and Politics from the University of London. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and IPRA. Her hobbies include music, reading, travelling and hanging out with friends and family. president@iabc.be	Sam Rowe President Sam Rowe is a communications consultant with 25 years' experience across a broad range of disciplines including corporate communications, media relations and issue management. Gerry Murray Past President Gerard Murray runs Wide Circle, an international communications consultancy. Ilze Raath VP Professional Development Ilze Raath currently works as a Content Manager for Fortis Private and Merchant Banking. Caroline Sapriel VP Professional Development Caroline Sapriel is the founder and Managing Director of CS&A, a specialist risk and crisis management consulting firm. George Ellis Ruano VP Finance George Ellis Ruano is a media and communications specialist with more than 20 years experience in advising and running communications and advocacy campaigns for corporations, trade associations, NGOs and sovereign states. Anton Raath Webmaster Anton Raath is an information architect and web developer with almost 20 years' experience of systems development. Philip Weiss VP Online Marketing Founder and managing director of ZN, an eCommunication agency that helps global organisations adapt to the Internet age. Hugh Barton-Smith VP Marketing Hugh Barton-Smith is a Research Analyst at the European Parliament George Candon Secretary George Candon is a communications consultant with almost ten years' experience garnered in in-house and agency roles. Louis de Schorlemer VP Marketing Louis de Schorlemer is Director of Communications, Europe with Gallup, a global research-based consultancy in applied behavioral economics.